What Divided by 7 Equals 53?
Methods
Setting up the problem:
In a problem like this, the “what” means that we’re working with a variable. The most common variable used in math is “x”. So, we could say what number, x, when divided by 7, equals 53?
Solving What Divided by 7 Equals 53
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
7
=
53
\frac{x}{7} = 53
7 x = 53
The goal of the problem is to solve for x. To do this we need to change the equation so that x is alone on one side of the equation.In this case, we can do that by multiplying both sides of the equation by 7, resulting in this equation:
x
=
53
∗
7
x = 53*7
x = 53 ∗ 7
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
371
x = 371
x = 371
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 7 equals 53?” is 371.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
7
=
53
\frac{x}{7} = 53
7 x = 53
And insert 371 in the place of x:
371
7
=
53
\frac{371}{7} = 53
7 371 = 53
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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